Counter show-case



(No Model.) W. W. 8v J. I-I. HINTON.

COUNTER SHOW GASE- No. 360,153. Patented Ma1-29, 1887..4

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Ntra STATES XVILLIAM XV. HINTON AND JAMES H. HINTON, OF COVINGTON, KENTUCKY.

COUNTER SHOW-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 360,153, dated March 29, 1887.

(No model.)

.To all whom it may concern.'

Be it Aknown that we, WILLIAM XV. HIN- roN and J Mns H. HIN'roN, citizens of the United States, residing at Covington, in the county of Kenton and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Counter ShoW Cases for Exhibiting Cigars and other Articles for Sale; and we hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

Our invention relates to an improvement in counter showcases for exhibiting for sale cigars, fancy articles of all kinds generally sold in dry-goods, notion, and drug stores, in which a mechanism is constructed inside of the case to move backward and forward a movable bottom of light wood; and it consists in pivoting upon a standardfastened to the frame of the case a cog-wheel geared above to a segmental concaved rack fixed to or on the frame of the segmental revolving` front door, and below to a straight rack fastened on the movable bottorn.

The object ofthe invention is to have a novel arrangement for exhibiting for sale fancy and other small articles. XVe attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure lis a cross-section on line l 2, Fig. 3; Fig. 2, a horizontal plan of the case; Fig. 3, a section on line 3 4, Fig. l; Fig. 4, an enlarged section of the device.

Similar letters refer to si milar parts throughout the several views.

A is a cog-wheel geared above to the segmental concaved rack B, and below to the straight rack C, and pivoted to the standard M. This cog-wheel A, when the segmental revolving door G,with its attached segmental concaved rack B,is raised or opened, revolves, and, being geared to the straight rack C of the movable bottom, pushes it with its contents outside of the case, so that customers may inspect their purchases.

B is a segmental concave rack fastened to the frame of the segmental revolving door G and geared to the top of the cog-Wheel A.

C is a straight rack fastened on the movable bottom D. The lower part of the cog- Wheel A is geared to this rack.l

D is the movable bottom of the case, made of light Wood, and on which the straight rack C is made fast. The lower part of the cog- Wheel A is geared to this straight rack.

E is the frame of the show-case; E, the continuation of the frame E of the show-case for the segmental revolving door G to run or work in. f

Gis the segmental revolving frame of the front door of the show-case, which is fitted up with a concaved pane of glass, and the segmental concaved rack B is attached to its frame.

His the glass,and J a cross-bar to strengthen the construction. A gasjet can be fixed thereon.

K are radial arms to hold the segmental and revolving frame G steady and prevent any twist that may break the glass. Such arms can be fixed on both sides ofthe show-case.

M is the standard on which the cog-Wheel A is pivoted, and it is fastened to the frame E of the case.

N is a block fastened to the frame E, between it and the standard M, so as to adjust the cog-wheel A in line for the top segmental concaved rack, B, and bottom straight rack, C.

l? is a door in the back of the show-case, hinged to the bottom.

Q is a set-screw passing through a slot in the frame E and screwed to the segmental revolving front door-frame, G. W'ith this Setscrew the door of the show-case can be fastened at any point and held there. It also does away with any spring used to prevent the door from suddenly closing and fracturing the lass.

g rlhe operation of this counter show-case is effected by merely drawing the set-screw Q along the slot in the frame E. This action opens the front door and draws the rack B along the top of the cogwheel A, causing it t-o revolve, and, being geared below to the C, fastened to the movable bottom, D the 1o straight rack C, gives to the bottom D the rewhole constructed, arranged, and operated quired backward and forward movement. substantially as shown and described.

What we claim is- 5 A counter show-case having attached to its frame E inside a standard, M, with the cog- K wheel A pivoted upon it, and geared above to Vitnesses:

a segmental rack, B, fastened to the frame G W. GRIFFITH,

of its front door, and below to a straight rack, GEO. H. PRESTON. 

